Desert Island Discs at 75

Desert Island Discs

BBC

Society & Culture, Music Commentary, Music, Personal Journals

4.4 • 13.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 January 2017

⏱️ 174 minutes

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Summary

Kirsty Young celebrates 75 years of Desert Island Discs with some of the wonderful voices in the archive and chooses some of her favourite interviews from her 10 years as presenter. From Dustin Hoffman to Maya Angelou, Stephen Hawking to Victoria Wood, we have glimpses into the castaways' lives and times. Coronation Street stalwart, Betty Driver explains why she chose a song she hates to take with her to the island, Dawn French recalls the infamous 'puddle' scene in the Vicar of Dibley and legendary broadcaster Richard Dimbleby describes his very early days in broadcasting. Cilla Black, interviewed in 1964, describes how her career began, Ian Fleming talks about the early days of James Bond and Louis Armstrong reveals how he first began playing the trumpet. Extracts from the programmes of all the previous presenters - Roy Plomley, Sue Lawley and Sir Michael Parkinson - include the voices of Baroness Barbara Castle, Alfred Wainwright, Russell Harty, Jacqueline de Pre, Catherine Cookson and Lady Thatcher. Kirsty's favourite moments include Noel Gallagher remembering being forced to dance at his wedding, Sarah Millican explaining why she chose the Frog Chorus and Sir David Attenborough's choice of disc - the Lyre Bird. Castaways also explain their choice of luxury, introduce a diverse selection of their choice of discs and describe what they would do to survive on the desert island. Producer: Cathy Drysdale Made for BBC Radio 4 Extra.

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0:00.0	This is the BBC.
0:04.0	Hello, I'm Kirstie Young.
0:06.0	Thank you for downloading this podcast of Desert Island Discs from BBC Radio 4.
0:10.0	For rights reasons, the music choices are shorter than in the Radio broadcast.
0:14.0	For more information about the program, please visit bbc.co.uk-radio4.
0:30.0	We're going to have several great voices. This is a program of great voices.
0:48.0	What was the very first broadcast you were here to remember?
0:52.0	It was an interview with a cow.
0:54.0	She was a jolly good boy cast. I put a microphone up and said, mood, she mood.
1:00.0	I was Electics and Pancras Balancams, one of the youngest members in 1937.
1:08.0	They said, oh, you go on maternity and child welfare committee. I said, why should I?
1:12.0	I'm not married and I'm not any children. You go on it.
1:16.0	We did a sketch together called the latest What Come to a Blige.
1:20.0	I can't remember the words, which is perhaps a mercy.
1:24.0	I was just in constant pain when I was on point. No morgo fontain, I.
1:30.0	I don't care how of the time what people say or think. So I do what I like.
1:36.0	You know, we were not used to that. I was somebody but there was me until I'm too poor off.
1:42.0	Are you a therapist because I need one and London one?
1:46.0	Anytime. Anytime for free.
1:48.0	Alone with your thoughts, civilization and the people you love, nothing but a distant memory on the horizon.
1:54.0	With only the wildlife and an island breeze for company with daily practicalities of survival and sanity, your greatest concerns.
2:03.0	But some comfort is at hand. Any eight discs in the world, copies of the Bible and the complete works of Shakespeare, along with a book of your own, together with one single hand-picked luxury.
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